The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-24
FLORIDA,

FLORIDA
jacksonville expects TO have big brew
cry.
Kissimmee is afflicted with a band of
gypsies.
Jacksonville.
Bids are asked for the erection OF a Cath
Ole church in Sanford.
The Palatka Herald viii issue a trade
edition at an early date
The citizens of Brooksville think they see
a big boom in the future.
The Leon Hotel at Tallahassee will remain
open for several weeks yet.
It's said that the back door of saloons in
Tampa are open on Sundays
Clear Water Harbor will have as fine
depot as any ON the Orange Belt line.
The commencement exercises of Duval
high school will take place on June g.
Titusville is indulging expectations of
a neat Episcopal church by January next.
Leffner citizens are feasting on blackber-
ries, hucilebeIries, mush and watermelons
and SIGH
Orlando has been decided upon as the place
at which the next colored State fair is to be
held. 1t will occur in February.
A big moonlight excursion to the beach
and a moonlight drill by the surf is on the
tapis by the Fernandina volunteer company.
! The proprietors of the corner fruit and
peanut stands at Jacksonville feel greatly
incensed at the Mayors order to vacate by
| June /.
| The first shipment of watermelons from
Kissimmee was on May 9, and it was very
| fine lot. Other sections of the country
think it fortunate to cut a melon July f.
After gathering nearly 5000 quarts of
Strawberries from his acre patch, Mr.
Eycleshimer, of Winter Haven, has begun
making jelly with the remainder of the
crop
An order was given last Tuesday at Kis-
| smmee for $50, 600 brick to be delivered as
soon as the Midland road is completed to
that point for the erection of three-story
block
E. P. Hyer, of Orlando, has bought the
stock of stationery of A. II. Mann and will
move his stock of goods, ETC., to the store
Mr.. Mann has been occupying until he builds
the brick store on his old stand.
The Legislature, after passing only IS per
cent. of the bills coming before it, will ad-
journ in about twelve days. So far PA bills
have gone into the Senate and 3l8 into the
House, very few being acted on.
Madison Recorder: As mark of appre-
citation of the services of Rev. j. B. Culpep-
per, while here, subscription of $50 was
presented him for his wife, and one aggre-
eating more than S125 was given him for
the Orphans Home.
Col. A. M. Thrasher, of Sanford, has lust
contracted for the erection of a two-story
brick building on his property on Palmetto
avenue. IL will be 20X55; the first floor will
!, be used as a storeroom, and on the second a
suite of rooms for Offices.
On and after July there will be daily
mail service on Indian river by the Indian
River Steamboat Company, of which Gen.
Bently is President This win add greatly
to the comfort and convenience of the citi-
zens residing along that beautiful stream
The bill introduced in the Legislature to
lessen the extent of the corporate limits of
Gainesville, will, it is thought, fall like a
wet horse blanket. "The idea of curtailing
the limits of q prosperous, growing city like
Gainesville is preposterous," says the A do
cate.
Ii. B. Lord has had placed in his new
store in the Hotchkiss block, Sanford, a
burglar alarm, which connects with his resi-
dence on Commercial street. The individ-
ual who now goes into the store at night
will find himself in hornets nest in short
order
The schooner L. N Dantzler, Capt. John
Alberts, arrived at Jacksonville Saturday
from Key Largo with cargo of 5000 dozen
pineapples. The bulk of the fruit is to be
Shipped to Chicago Cincinnati and st.
Louis, but great deal of it is being sold
there, especially that which is found to be
too ripe for shipment.
Washington county, and more especially
that portion bordering on the East Bay, is
on the move Last week there was eleven
homesteads located on East Bay and in the
Kerwine settlement. The locations Of
E. Smith, NJ. V. Rodney, John L. Smith
and I. H. Chapman are being cleared,
house logs cut, etc, preparatory to cultiva-
ton ON no small scale.
At 10 o'clock Saturday night Mr.. e. f.
Jobson, well-known and highly respected
} citizen of jacksonville, died after a pro-
tracted illness of consumption. Mr.. Jobson
was native of Perry, Ga, and has been a
, resident of jacksonville eight or ten years,
during which time he has been identified
with the drug business He leaves two
, children, his wife having died about year
ago
Fernandina Mirror: Mention has hereto
fore been made in our columns of the ar
rival, at different times, of IL boilers, or re-
torts, for the Creosote Lumber and Con-
, stfuction Company. Each one of these re-
, torts weigh 1880 pounds, is 25 feet long and
Is feet in circumference. Two more of
. these, the creosoting cylinders, are yet to
, arrive, which are so and 100 feet long re-
spectively
There is an italian In Orlando who weighs
J about 260 pounds and is the champion beer
drinker of that section The other evening
he drank twelve schooners and eight small
glasses of beer. and offered TO drink a key in
, one day if any one would pay for it, When
asked if he was not afraid of getting beastly
drunk he replied: "No, man can't get
drunk on beer unless he makes hog OF
himself"
Gainesville Advocate: We are informed
by DIR. George II. Sutherland that IS .00C
has been donated toward the purchase of a
lot TO give TO any one building hotel there
: on. The doctor leaves in few days for
, Boston, where he will place the scheme
, before u syndicate, and he has no doubt but
that he can get them interested The doctor
is good talker and an excellent man to
: present such proposition
The flag awarded to the Orlando division
OF the Uniform Rank Knights Of Pythias by
, the Supreme Lodge at Toronto has arrived
III Jacksonville and is ready for presenta-
ton through and by Mr.. A. G. Cowan, son
, of the Supreme Keeper of Records and
Seals. The lodge has decided to await the
completion OF their new hall, and at the
dedication Of the same make the presenta-
ton OF the flag as an especial feature of the
occasion.